# 不耻下问 (bùchǐxiàwèn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 不耻下问 (bùchǐxiàwèn) means “not ashamed to learn from subordinates”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: not ashamed to learn from subordinates
- Pinyin: bùchǐxiàwèn (bu4 chi3 xia4 wen4)
- Traditional: 不恥下問
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 真正的学者总是能不耻下问。
  Zhēnzhèng de xuézhě zǒngshì bùchǐxiàwèn.
  Real scholars are never ashamed to ask juniors.

## Characters

- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- 耻 (chǐ): shame; humiliation; disgrace
- [下](https://hanziro.com/word/xia-down/) (xià): down; below
- [问](https://hanziro.com/word/wen-ask/) (wèn): to ask

https://hanziro.com/word/bu-chi-xia-wen-not-ashamed-learn/

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